Car roof



AMM, w36; E. G. FRANCK, 03mg CAl ROOF Filed March 2s, 1934l EYv ATTO RN EY `Patented Apr. 14, 1936 2,037,226

UNHTED STATES PATENT OFFICE CAR ROOF Edwin G. Franck, Detroit, AMich., .assignor to Hutchins Car Roofing Company, Detroit, Mich., a corporation of Delaware Application March 26, 1934, Serial No. 717,504

3 Claims. (Cl. 10S- 5.4)

The invention relates to car roofs of the rigid With the construction as described, the anges type in WhCh Jhe IOOllg Sheets are held in Xed C and C2 of the roofing sheets form a reinforcerelation to each other and the invention consists ment for the carlines which therefore may be in the peculiar construction as hereinafter set made of lighter gauge metal than would otherforth. wise be necessary. A single liney of rivets D serves In the drawing: to unite these flanges with the carlines, while Fig. 1 is a plan view of a portion of the roof; the eaves ends oi the sheets are secured to the Fig. 2 is a cross section thereof; plate A by riveting as indicated at J. The whole Fig. 3 is a section longitudinally of the roof; constitutes a vrigid and thoroughly weatherproof lo and through one of the carlines; structure.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a portion of the WhatIclaim as my invention is: roof. 1. In a car roof, carlines of inverted 'channel A are the side plates of the car frame and as cross section having laterally extending iianges at shown are Z bars having horizontally extending their lower ends, roofing sheets extending from l5 web portions with downturned flanges at their eaves to eaves arranged beneath said carlines and inner ends. B are carlines of inverted channel having upwardly extending flanges for tting cross section with outwardly extending iianges against the inner sides of the carlines, and later- B at their lower ends, connected with the sides ally extending overlapping flanges fitting against by rounding portions B2. 'Ihe depth of the chanthe web of the carline and secured thereto by nel is greatest in the ridge portion of the carline riveting.

and tapers therefrom towards the eaves, the 2. In a car roof, carlinesof inverted channel extra metal being used to progressively increase cross section having laterally extending flanges the width of the flanges B towards the eaves. at their lower ends, roofing sheets extending from Thus the carline may be formed from a flat blank eaves to eaves beneath said carlines and provided having parallel edges. with upstanding iianges tting the sides of the Between the carlines B are roofing sheets C carline and laterally extending overlapping which extend from eaves to eaves and which are anges iitting against the web ofthe carline and pressed to form upstanding flanges C', lying adbeing secured thereto by riveting, said carlines jacent to the inner walls of the carline B. These and sheets having downturned channel portions upstanding flanges are further provided at their at their eaves end, side plates to which said downupper ends with laterally extending flanges C2 turned portions are secured and a flashing sewhich overlap each other and lie adjacent to the cured at its outer end to said side plate and its web portion of the carline to which they are seinner end to said overlapping flanges and web of cured by rivets D. These rivets may also be the carline.

used OI' Securing Tunning board Saddles E Sllp- 3. A car roof comprising side plates formed of ported on the carlines. The upstanding flanges metallic Z bars having upwardly extending 0f the Sid? Plates A have Curved; portions A' iianges rounded to extend laterally inward, cararound Whch, th? ends-0f the Gammes are bent lines and roong sheets extending from eaves to tltar'gBsi? Cf girvrr eg ggg eaves and having downturned eaves portions sehus forms at its lower end an opening from the cured to said side plate fiange by riveting, said carlines being of inverted channel cross section channel to the exterior of the car. To weatherproof this Opening a flashing F is arranged With w1th outwardly extending base iianges and said in the channel, being secured lat its inner end to roong shefits havmg upwardly extendmg flanges Web portion 0f the carline and at outer afgaylnst the Sides Of carline and later'- end to the flange A' of the plate. The running ally extending Overlapping portions fitting boards G are mounted 0n the Saddles E and are against the Web Of the carline and Secured thereto supported at the end of the car by brackets H by riveting. and I. EDWIN G. FRANCK.

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